Short Circuit

Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive.

5/9/19861h 38min6.7/10(1634 TMDB votes)

Science FictionComedyFamily

Directed by John Badham

Plot

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.